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As Haitian gang violence runs rampant, the U.S. military airlifted personnel in and out of the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Southern Command reported on Sunday at the request of the U.S. State Department.
What was once a simmering crisis has erupted into full-blown chaos
The embassy made the decision due to escalating gang violence near their compound and at Haiti’s primary international airport.
Guy Philippe, who helped lead a 2004 coup in Haiti and returned to the Caribbean island last year after serving a prison sentence in the U.S., said Friday he wants to be president. He also demanded that the current prime minister step down as gang violence and protests threaten the country's stability.
Large-scale gang assault on multiple government buildings in capital reported as violence causes political crisis to spiral out of control